Quote from @Steven Gesis:   Brian, I read an article in Bloomberg the whole premise of the business plan for a particular operator was a "double pop" and a short-term fix and flip strategy all focused on high velocity  multiple refinance events, floating adjsutable rate and the hope and faith of continued rent growth coupled with low interest rates in multifamily -   I wonder how this is working out for them now.

Not someone I would recommend doing business with.

Expect to be asked to write a letter attesting to the fact that you value a short commute over the extra bedroom, maybe WFH is over and you have to start going to the office again, the 4th bedroom was your home office, but you no longer need it... that certainly makes sense and would also go through with any lender that ever wanted to get my brokered business again. 

. $2,000 is just a random number, the exact number depends on your overall tax situation.Building an ADU if you plan to rent it is business interest, not personal interest.

I have not found one opportunity yet that gives me an ARV of 75%.Any professional investor will tell you that if you go over that the amount of work that you have to put doesn't worth the return.My latest was found in the MLS where we got a better deal than what I was getting from wholesalers.Let me clarify that the wholesaler business is needed, but it seems at the lack of deals they are putting the pressure to then investors. 

It has all the tools necessary to get into the syndication business.

Our current property manager is not cutting the mustard (not enforcing late fees, slow to fill vacancies, etc.) and I would very much like to replace her with someone who will approach our investments with a more business minded attitude. 

We want to scale up our STR business.

I do not want to go into another vacation market but rather a metro area with a more diversified economy again just to get into a different type of asset.That being said I do want to continue to short term rent the next few properties we get at least in the first few years of ownership in order to increase cash flow to combat these higher prices and carrying costs before potentially converting to more passive long terms down the line.Therefore I am looking for markets that 1) have a decent draw of visitors year round 2) have regulations that allow strs in some parts of the city 3) Are in growing cities in the west or south.Below is a list of markets I have identified as potential places to look and I was hoping to get some insight from either other investors doing the same thing or agents/investors in any of these markets on whether this is potentially a good market to explore or not.1) Salt Lake City (this is right at the top of my list due to its proximity to ski resorts, expanding of the airport and long term strategic business planning of the area but I have very little knowledge of this market)2) Denver 3) Phoenix (used to live in AZ and like the fact that the state of AZ seems to look favorable on strs)4) Tucson (see above but lower home prices/potentially less appreciation)5) San Diego/LA (these are attractive because of their proximity to my home in Irvine)6) San Antonio (love that it is very close to the booming Austin and feel that this is a market that could see some real growth in the future)7) Tampa/St Pete (I have always been very interested in this market for both short term and long term rentals)8) Raleigh (have invested in Charlotte and love NC but again very little knowledge on this area)Any insights or advice on any of this would be greatly appreciated.

Hello,I'm reading Avery Carl's book "Short-Term Rental Long-Term Wealth" and she mentions setting up a designated business account and making housekeepers fill out a W9 and paying them through direct deposit or an online invoice payment platform.